Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-07
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Apr. aHa las S4SrIs4a ttaesiicd ~
tne snU4S % SaEn Say.
The snoW st1sm 5f saturday has
awakened many interesting "reminiscences,
perhaps the most interesting of which
ia from the pen Of q weather celebrity,
which is given below: Ia 177l it showed
to the depth Of several inches on the Sd
Of May. On the 8th of May, 1903, there
fell so heavy a snow that the rye, then in
head, was crushed flat to the ground,
and the crop ruined. Many trees were
also broken down by tile weight of the
snow. Ia 1876, there we're several snow
falls ia June In Pennsylvania, and IN all
the statos north Of it heavy snow.storms
occurred This was the memorable cold
summer Ia 1919 u very deep and drift,
ing STOW tell on the LIST of April. In
1922 i tremendous storm of wind and
SNOW occurred on Easter Day, near
tie last 81 March Thousands of
forest tees wafe blown out by
the roots, or broken down. IL
1897, snow fsll ahoat n foot deep N the
9th Of April, and iu 1888 there was good
sltightpg from the 9Th Of February to
the 2Ist Of March, That was all the
sisiguiDg Ne had during that winter, In
1884, il showed heavily ON the 45th and
27th Of April Un the l6,h of May fol
loRiug, the ground was frpzsn to the
depth OF about one inch. No apples
peHches or cherries that year, In 1886
several inches of snow fell on the 18th o.
| April In 1886, a heavy snow fell on thu
night If the 18th Of October. la 1897, i
showed en- the l7th of April to tho dsptl
| Of about three inches, und again on tn
2Ith, snowfall oil more than foo
| occurred. Ia 1888, on the 18th Of March
there was d deep snow with high wind
many trees were broken down. III iS4l
there was the very best OF sleighin
on tho 18th Of April On the 5th of Ma
| the ground was so tirmly frozen rs
forbid marking out for corn. There wer
also heavy snow storm in March of tht
year. On the 18th Uf March, 1929, thel
was snlW-4tcru of two hourl duratio
accompanied with heavy thunders.
1915, a few II .kts Of snow fell on the 81
Of MNy. 4 heavy frost on the night 70
loving kil!ed all the corn. In 1915, {
the Ist III JuGe g re frost killed tho
sands nf acres Of wheat IN eastern Pen
sylTauil Gl tie 23tA Of September
tlHt year q few fakes OF SNOW we
obs3ry d % AL at tine close of Ion
{ c3lt rain lu 1877 heavy suow-stor
o clir.d IN the 9th Of March. Ia Is
d deep and drifting snow fell on the rs
Of Aprii Ia 1851 two or three inches
Snow fell on the Sd of May In 1854
! very deep and drifting snow fell on t
) lssh Of April. The weather was We
cold; some of tho drifts rem linad M
? May. IN 1856 sou snow fell on tie S
aud on the 9th of May Snow also I
e Oh the 9th of October ia the same yei
' On the 27th Of April, 1857, Tell I
deepest snow that / ever remember
, late III the season. Then on the ooh
= May following, the Welsh Mountain "
j white WITH snow. Iu other localities thu
+. was uJt enough 70 whiten the groul
= On the 81 June Of that year there >
(, not enough leaves On the frees TO max
y shals. III 1861, 4 snow Of inches d.
ID i6l Up The 5gh II May. ia 1852 f
70 ot 5' ftai' tilt "a IF Suy6mbef.
y. lsEa ..us Iuoa i3Un a loot IN dep
occurred IN Sic 25fU Of March. In ~
~ a deep Stow fell on the 29th of APP
it In 1884 very heavy snowfall ocenr
on the 9Th Of April